JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<html>
<head>
<script>
function doTheThing() {
var newElement = document.createElement("pre");
var newText = document.createTextNode("Contents of the element");
newElement.appendChild(newText);
document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].appendChild(newElement);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="button" value="Do The Thing" onclick="doTheThing()">
<p>Welcome</p>
</body>
<html>